[01/21/10 - 08:21 AM]Statement from NBC and Conan O'BrienO'Brien will make his final appearance as host of "The Tonight Show" on January 22.

[via press release from NBC]

STATEMENT FROM NBC AND CONAN O'BRIEN:

NBC and Conan O'Brien have reached a resolution of the issues surrounding O'Brien's contract to host "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien."

Under terms of an agreement that was signed earlier today, NBC and O'Brien will settle their contractual obligations and the network will release O'Brien from his contract, freeing him to pursue other opportunities after September 1, 2010.

O'Brien will make his final appearance as host of "The Tonight Show" on January 22.